Berenike BE96 0536 Weft-faced tabby
Catalogue number
BE96 0536
Inventory number
1439 I
Description
Neat, rectangular piece of ?weft-faced tabby.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
75
mm
W.
135
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium
Fabric structure
weft-faced tabby
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | cotton | ||
| Fibre identification method | stereomicroscope | stereomicroscope | ||
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| Thread count average | 10.0 | 40.0 | ||
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Sewing
Description
Hem parallel to warp, 4 mm wide, folded down twice. Hemmed with fine 2 ply, z plied from 2 s spun yarns. Each 0.9 mm thick. Stitches at intervals of approx. 1 cm on inner side. Fairly irregular.
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
Z2s
Sewing yarn diam
0.9
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001